An unusual cause of simultaneous common bile and pancreatic duct dilation

Simultaneous dilation of both the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct (double-duct sign) is usually because of ampullary or pancreatic tumours. Here we report an unusual cause of double-duct dilation; we describe the case of a 49-year-old female who developed afferent loop syndrome after pyloru...

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Published in:Gastroenterology report 2015-08, Vol.3 (3), p.258-261
Main Authors: Chhabra, Puneet, Singh Rana, Surinder, Sharma, Vishal, Sharma, Ravi, Gupta, Rajesh, Kumar Bhasin, Deepak
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Language:English
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Summary:Simultaneous dilation of both the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct (double-duct sign) is usually because of ampullary or pancreatic tumours. Here we report an unusual cause of double-duct dilation; we describe the case of a 49-year-old female who developed afferent loop syndrome after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: cross-sectional imaging of the abdomen revealed a double-duct sign.
ISSN:2052-0034
2052-0034
DOI:10.1093/gastro/gou032